Our first night in Ireland, we knew we’d be super tired from traveling, but wanted to hit the ground running & take advantage of our limited time in Dublin. What better way to settle in than on the famous Musical Pub Crawl. Visiting some of Dublin’s best pubs, this pub crawl combined two things that the…
Dublin’s Cathedrals
I love exploring churches when we travel & Dublin was no exception. Their stunning churches, including one named after the patron saint of Ireland, were worth a few Euros admission. Christ Church Cathedral The cathedral for the Church of Ireland (although some Catholics may argue that it’s still their Dublin cathedral), this stunning urban cathedral…
Visiting the Home of Guinness
While we were in Dublin, there was one thing that was absolutely on our must do list: a tour of the Guinness Storehouse. I’ve already told you that back home in the US of A, we’re not big Guinness fans. But everyone promised that the Guinness in Ireland would taste better & that the Guinness…
FriFotos: America
Tomorrow is America’s 239th birthday (but she doesn’t look a day over 25!) so it’s fitting that today’s #FriFotos theme is America. Over my three decades of living here, I’ve loved being an American, hated being an American, been embarrassed to be an American, & felt overwhelming pride being an American. I’ve practically burst with patriotism when…
The Old Library at Trinity College
When we were planning our trip to Dublin, I knew so little about the city that I didn’t really have a bucket list of places to explore. One place, though, that immediately jumped out at me from my ever expanding travel bucket list was the Long Room in the Old Library at Trinity College. I had to…
